Performing the "Tribe"? Ethnic Heritage Associations and the UNESCO 2003 Convention in Malawi

This article explores two interlinked forms of identity expression and heritage production in postcolonial Malawi. The first is the way ethnic communities reconstruct their cultural heritage and identities through the establishment of ethnic-based heritage associations which exhibit heritage at cult...

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Published in:	African historical review Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 22 - 54
Main Author:	Lusaka, Mwayi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Pretoria Routledge 02.07.2024 UNISA Press Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects:	Associations Consciousness cultural festival Cultural heritage Cultural identity Cultural maintenance Democracy Discourse Ethnic groups Ethnic identity Ethnic relations ethnic-based heritage associations Ethnicity Festivals Heritage Identity intangible cultural heritage Malawi Nation National identity Political discourse politics Postcolonialism Preservation Production Traditional societies UNESCO 2003 Convention Malawi
ISSN:	1753-2523, 1753-2531
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